Nuclear war over religion and oil had basted man in the soft glow of radiation. The Beast had grinned and laughed. The planet had rocked with earthqua...es and volcanic eruptions. It had taken man a couple thousand years to resurrect his civilization. But it was different this time. At first the Beast had been confused. There were no wars. There was no distrust. Everyone was at peace and tranquility ruled. Even the nudges and pokes he made were taken in stride as answers were found and measures. She needed to pay attention though, as the nurse was speaking to her again."You have an appointment with the psychologist at 0830 hrs. Your breakfast will be here in twenty minutes. Go wash your face and what ever else you need to do in the lavatory. I will bring you something to replace the hospital gown after breakfast," the nurse told her.Her breakfast was brought in by a black orderly. As soon as she saw him, Amber became hysterical. Screaming and crying, she rolled into a fetal position,. They met me at Sky Harbour airport Denver, we travelled on to Denver, where I quickly found the place where I had to go dealt with the business problem Then we visited one of many micro brewerys they have in Denver, and sampled some brews. We then made our way to their apartment just outside Denver, and I settled in for the night, they fed me with a typical massive US prime steak, and some refreshing California wine ,which I love They know how to eat in the U.SI must admit I was getting. Then, one day they had a big row and she ran away, apparently she just turned up on our doorstep but I was too young to remember. I kept asking Dad about Elaine and he finally told me the tale just before they left for the Bahamas, six years ago." Just think though," I said thoughtfully, "if Elaine had been a good wife, we wouldn't be together now." Sarah gave me an odd look and I explained, "If he'd been happy with Elaine, your Dad wouldn't have met Cora and you wouldn't be here." Sarah.